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Andy Murray

Great Britain

Quick Answer

Andy Murray is a 39-year-old ATP tennis player from Great Britain. Andy stands 191 cm (6'3") and plays right-handed.

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Quick Facts

Age 39 years

Born May 15, 1987

Height 191 cm (6'3")

Plays Right-Handed

Country

Great Britain

Tour ATP

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Career Achievements

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Biography & Playing Style

Andy Murray: The Scot Who Ended Britain's 77-Year Wait

If you were in Britain on 7 July 2013, you probably remember where you were when Andy Murray put away the final point against Novak Djokovic and fell to his knees on Centre Court. No British man had won the Wimbledon singles title since Fred Perry in 1936. Murray carried that weight for years, lost a tearful final there in 2012, and then simply refused to stop coming back. That, more than any single trophy, is the story of his career.

Early Life & Background

Andrew Barron Murray was born on 15 May 1987 in Glasgow and grew up in Dunblane, a small town near Stirling. His mother, Judy, was a tennis coach who later captained Britain's Fed Cup team; his older brother, Jamie, became a world No. 1 in doubles and a multiple Grand Slam doubles champion. At 15, Andy moved to the Sánchez-Casal academy in Barcelona to find tougher opposition than Scotland could offer, and he won the US Open junior title in 2004.

He turned professional in 2005 and was a fixture in the world's top 10 within a few years, in the middle of what many fans still call the Big Four era alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.

Playing Style

Murray was a counter-puncher with a mind for chess. He stood 1.91 m tall but moved like a much smaller man, and his defence could turn a lost point into a winner in two shots. What made him different from a pure retriever was variety: disguised drop shots, sliced backhands to break rhythm, lobs that seemed to hang forever, and one of the best returns of serve of his generation. His two-handed backhand, particularly down the line, was among the cleanest in the game.

The criticism early in his career was that he was too passive in big finals. Working with Ivan Lendl, first from 2012, helped him commit to attacking at the right moments, and the results followed almost immediately.

Career Highlights

The numbers are remarkable considering who he shared an era with:

3 Grand Slam titles: US Open 2012 (beating Djokovic in five sets), Wimbledon 2013 and Wimbledon 2016
11 Grand Slam finals in total, including five Australian Open finals that he lost
Two Olympic singles golds, London 2012 and Rio 2016, the only player, man or woman, to win Olympic singles gold twice; plus a mixed doubles silver in London
World No. 1 from 7 November 2016, for 41 weeks, finishing 2016 as year-end No. 1
ATP Finals champion in 2016, beating Djokovic in a winner-takes-No. 1 final
Davis Cup champion in 2015, winning almost every point that mattered for Great Britain's first title since 1936
46 tour-level singles titles and a career record of 739–262

The London 2012 Olympic final, where he beat Federer on the same Centre Court where he had lost to him a month earlier, is often described as the moment Murray believed he could win the biggest events. Five weeks later he won the US Open.

The Hip, the Comeback and the Metal

By 2017 Murray's right hip was failing. In January 2019 he held an emotional press conference in Melbourne suggesting that the Australian Open might be his last event, then had hip-resurfacing surgery and came back with a metal hip. Few people expected him to play singles at tour level again. He did, and in October 2019 he won the European Open in Antwerp. His final tour title came in Antwerp, not on a grand stage, which somehow suited him.

For the next five years he kept playing through ranking dips and small injuries, winning long night matches and admitting openly that he loved competing too much to stop. Some fans found it hard to watch; many more found it inspiring.

Retirement in 2024

Murray announced that the Paris 2024 Olympics would be his last event. He had back surgery weeks before Wimbledon, withdrew from the singles there and played a farewell doubles match with Jamie, followed by an on-court tribute. In Paris, partnering Dan Evans, he saved five match points in the first round and won another tense match in the second before losing in the doubles quarter-finals on 1 August 2024. His social media sign-off joked that he never even liked tennis anyway.

Life After Tennis

Retirement did not last long in its purest form. In November 2024 Djokovic hired Murray as his coach, one of the most surprising partnerships the sport has seen. They worked together at the 2025 Australian Open, where Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz before retiring injured in the semi-finals, and parted in May 2025, shortly before Roland Garros.

After that, Murray mostly stepped back to family life and golf. In 2026 he returned to the tour in a coaching role again, joining Jack Draper's team for the grass-court season. Draper reached the semi-finals at Eastbourne, but a recurring arm injury forced him to withdraw from Wimbledon before his first-round match, so Murray's debut in a coach's box at the All England Club had to wait. Also in 2026, Murray became a shareholder in the golf clothing brand Manors.

Off the court he owns Cromlix, a hotel near Dunblane that he bought in 2013 and where he and Kim held their wedding reception in 2015.

Legacy & Impact

Murray's legacy is bigger than his trophy count. He was one of the first leading male players to speak out consistently on equal pay and on the achievements of women's players, and he was coached for a time by Amélie Mauresmo, a former women's world No. 1, at a time when that was rare in men's tennis. In Britain he turned tennis into prime-time viewing and inspired a generation of juniors, Draper among them. He was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours after his 2016 season.

If you want to understand how hard it was to reach and hold No. 1 in his era, our guide to how ATP ranking points work is a good companion to his story.

Quick Facts

Full name: Sir Andrew Barron Murray
Born: 15 May 1987, Glasgow, Scotland
Hometown: Dunblane
Height: 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
Turned pro: 2005
Retired: 1 August 2024 (Paris Olympics)
Career-high ranking: No. 1 (7 November 2016), 41 weeks
Singles titles: 46
Grand Slam titles: 3 (US Open 2012, Wimbledon 2013, 2016)
Olympic medals: Gold 2012 and 2016 (singles), silver 2012 (mixed doubles)
Career record: 739–262
Family: Married to Kim Sears since 2015; four children

Last updated: September 2026

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Equipment & Gear

Andy Murray's Racket: Twenty Years With One Frame, Then a Late Switch

Here is something that surprises a lot of fans: for most of his career, the "new" Head racket you saw Andy Murray use each season was not new at all. Underneath a fresh coat of paint sat the same old frame design he had trusted for years. Then, in the final months of his career, he did something almost no veteran does and changed brands entirely.

Murray retired on 1 August 2024, so there is no current playing setup to describe. What follows is the real history of what he used, what is known for certain, and what a fan can actually buy today.

The Head Years: A Radical in Disguise

Murray was a Head player for more than 20 years. On television his racket always looked like the latest Head Radical, from the LiquidMetal and Microgel generations through Youtek, Graphene, Graphene XT, Graphene Touch and Graphene 360. But like many pros, he was playing a pro stock frame painted to match the current retail line.

His frame is widely identified by its Head pro stock code, PT57A, a mould based on the old Head Pro Tour 630, the frame associated with Thomas Muster in the 1990s. Rackets sold by pro stock specialists as Murray's personal frames carry that code under a variety of Radical paint jobs, which is about as close to confirmation as racket tech gets without a statement from the brand.

Specs reported for his PT57A frames by equipment sites are roughly:

Head size: 98 sq in
String pattern: 16x19
Strung weight: around 350 g
Swingweight: very high, often quoted around 370 to 400

Treat those numbers as reported, not official. Head never published Murray's exact specifications, and players adjust weight and balance with lead tape and silicone over time. What is consistent across sources is the picture: a heavy, stable, head-light frame that let him absorb big pace and redirect it with short swings, which is exactly how a counter-puncher wins long rallies.

Strings

For most of his career Murray was reported to use a hybrid of Luxilon Alu Power (a polyester) and Babolat VS Touch natural gut, with tension usually quoted around 60 lb. Murray himself said in 2024 that he had used the same strings for over two decades, which fits that long-running hybrid.

The 2024 Switch to Yonex

After an ankle injury at the Miami Open in March 2024, Murray used his time off to do something very Murray: he bought around ten Yonex rackets, a machine to measure weight, balance and swingweight, and some lead tape, and started testing them himself. He told the ATP website that "the game has changed" over 20 years and he wanted to see whether different equipment could help.

He appeared with a Yonex EZONE at the Bordeaux Challenger in May 2024, after his Head deal had lapsed, and stayed with Yonex in the final months of his career. Reports described it as an EZONE 100 customised with lead tape. The EZONE 100 is a larger, more forgiving head than his old 98, designed to give more easy power, which makes sense for a 37-year-old playing on a metal hip.

What Is Known and What Is Not

Known: he used Head for about 20 years, his frames were pro stock rather than retail, the PT57A mould is the one repeatedly linked to him, and he switched to Yonex EZONE in 2024.

Not known publicly: exact weights, balance points and swingweights at any point in his career, and the precise layup of his Yonex frames. Any site that gives you a single precise number as fact is guessing.

Playing Style and Equipment

A heavy, head-light 98 suits a player who wins by timing, touch and redirection rather than raw racket-head speed. It gives stability on returns, which was one of Murray's great strengths, and control for his drop shots and lobs. The trade-off is that it demands good technique and fitness, which Murray had in abundance. His late move to a more powerful frame is a neat illustration of how equipment choices follow the body as a career goes on.

Similar Rackets for Fans

You cannot buy a PT57A in a shop, but you can get close in spirit:

Head Radical Pro or Radical MP (current generation): the retail family his rackets were painted to resemble. Lighter and more modern than his pro stock frame, but the same brand line.
Yonex EZONE 100: the retail version of the frame he switched to in 2024, and a friendly choice for club players who want easy power and comfort.
A heavier 98 sq in control frame: if you want the feel of his classic setup, look at 98-inch player's frames around 305 to 315 g unstrung and add a little lead tape at 3 and 9 o'clock.

A word of honest advice: most club players will enjoy a lighter frame much more than a Murray-style heavyweight. Copy his curiosity about equipment, not necessarily his specs.

Last updated: September 2026

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Net Worth & Earnings

Andy Murray Net Worth in 2026

How rich do you get from winning Wimbledon twice, two Olympic golds and reaching world No. 1 in the toughest era men's tennis has known? In Andy Murray's case, very rich indeed, although you should treat every headline figure with care. Net worth numbers for athletes are estimates built from public data and educated guesses, and the ones for Murray vary quite a lot.

The Estimates

The most-cited figures fall roughly in this range:

The Sunday Times Rich List (May 2025): about £110 million
Celebrity net worth websites: around $100 million (roughly £75–80 million)
Sportico (2024): estimated his total career earnings at roughly $200 million before tax, counting prize money, endorsements and appearance fees since he turned pro in 2005

Note the difference between the last number and the others. Career earnings are what came in over two decades; net worth is what is left after tax, agents, coaches, travel, property and everything else. A realistic reading is that Murray is worth somewhere in the region of £80–110 million, and nobody outside his family and advisers knows the exact figure.

Official Prize Money

This is the one number you can trust. According to the ATP, Murray earned $64,687,542 in career prize money. That places him fourth on the all-time men's list behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, which says a lot about the era he played in.

His best single season was 2016, when he won Wimbledon, Olympic gold, the ATP Finals and finished as world No. 1, earning more than $16 million in prize money that year alone. Keep in mind that prize money is gross: touring pros pay for coaches, physios, travel and tax out of it. For more on how that works, see our explainer on how much tennis players really earn.

Endorsements

Sponsorship was a major part of Murray's income, and according to Sportico most of his estimated career earnings came from off-court deals rather than prize money. The better-documented partnerships include:

Head: his racket sponsor for more than 20 years, until the deal lapsed in 2024
Adidas: his clothing sponsor in the early 2010s, including his 2012 and 2013 breakthrough seasons
Under Armour: a multi-year clothing deal signed at the end of 2014, widely reported at around $25 million
Castore: from 2019 he wore the British brand's kit and later became a shareholder, with his own AMC line

Figures for most of these deals were never officially published, so any precise annual number you see is an estimate.

Businesses and Investments

This is the part of Murray's wealth that keeps growing after retirement:

Cromlix: a five-star country house hotel near his hometown of Dunblane, bought in 2013 for a reported £2 million or so. He and his wife Kim held their wedding reception there in 2015, and the couple took more direct control of running it in 2023.
77 Management: his management and holding company, reported to be valued at about £21 million in late 2023 accounts.
Castore stake: he became a shareholder in the fast-growing sportswear company after joining as a kit partner.
Padel: he has invested in Game4Padel, a company building and operating padel courts in the UK.
Manors: in March 2026 he became a shareholder in the golf clothing brand, fitting his well-publicised golf habit since retiring.

What He Does Now

Murray retired after the Paris 2024 Olympics. He coached Djokovic from November 2024 to May 2025 and joined Jack Draper's team for the 2026 grass-court season. Coaching fees at that level are private, and neither job was a major financial driver compared with his playing career; for Murray these roles were clearly about the tennis.

How He Compares

Murray sits clearly below the Big Three, who each earned more than $130 million in prize money alone and had larger global endorsement portfolios. But among British sports stars he is one of the wealthiest, and his earnings dwarf those of most tour players, the majority of whom never make $1 million in career prize money.

Key Financial Facts

Estimated net worth: roughly £80–110 million (about $100–150 million), depending on the source
Career prize money (ATP): $64,687,542, fourth all-time among men
Best prize-money season: 2016, over $16 million
Estimated total career earnings: roughly $200 million (Sportico, 2024)
Main businesses: Cromlix hotel, 77 Management, stakes in Castore, Game4Padel and Manors
Retired: 1 August 2024

Last updated: September 2026